For those of you who are long-term Sydney members of this forum, here's a treat. I've just come across an old page from this ATDB forum dating back to 1952. It demonstrates that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Here it is:

Australian Transport Discussion Board, August 1952

User Norfolk: R1 Corridor tram number 1960 has just been delivered to Rushcutters Bay Depot.

User VVilson: I insist on this class being referred to as the RII class tram. The R class is actually the R1 class.

User Swift: Another stupid plastic fantastic tram. The only real trams are the P class. New trams are so sterile and boring. Stupid boring R class.

User Norfolk: Rushcutters Bay is now all R1 corridor trams, being the Superior Depot.

User VVilson: You mean R II trams…

User Norfolk: R1

User VVilson: R II

User Norfolk: R1

User VVilson: R II

User Norfolk: R1

User VVilson: R II

User Norfolk: R1

User VVilson: R II

User 'Captain': I DROVE R1 TRAMS OUT OF DOWLING ST DEPOT!!!!! WE RAN THE TRIP ALL THE WAY TO MAROUBRA BEECH IT BROKE DOWN WE HAD TO CALL OUT THE BRAKEDOWN TRAM THEN TWO P TRAM’S CAME AND FINNISHED THE SERVICE!